Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Politics and Other Controversies > Elections
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 02-15-2008, 10:21 AM
 
Location: Alexandria, VA
1,774 posts, read 2,814,037 times
Reputation: 213

Advertisements

If the Clintons steal the nomination, word on the street is Blooberg (NY Mayor) will contribute up to 1 billion dollar to Obama's campaign and become his running mate on the independent ticket. If this happens, it would perhaps be the end of the Democratic Party and the beginning of the establishment of the Independent party.

My guess is that Clinton will be forced out if she doesn't win TX and OH by big margins.


The Hill’s Pundit Blog » It’s About to Get Real Ugly
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 02-15-2008, 10:23 AM
 
Location: Albemarle, NC
7,730 posts, read 14,189,837 times
Reputation: 1520
4 party race this year. Watch.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-15-2008, 10:40 AM
 
Location: Washington state
7,211 posts, read 9,450,355 times
Reputation: 1895
Quote:
Originally Posted by jnestorr View Post
If the Clintons steal the nomination, word on the street is Blooberg (NY Mayor) will contribute up to 1 billion dollar to Obama's campaign and become his running mate on the independent ticket. If this happens, it would perhaps be the end of the Democratic Party and the beginning of the establishment of the Independent party.

My guess is that Clinton will be forced out if she doesn't win TX and OH by big margins.


The Hill’s Pundit Blog » It’s About to Get Real Ugly
I doubt it, but if that were to happen I know who I'd be voting for and it wouldn't be Hillary.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-15-2008, 10:40 AM
 
Location: Looking East and hoping!
28,227 posts, read 21,884,195 times
Reputation: 2000000995
Can this get any more interesting!!!!!!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-15-2008, 10:45 AM
 
Location: Albemarle, NC
7,730 posts, read 14,189,837 times
Reputation: 1520
Would Obama have to resign his Senate seat to run third party? The Republicans have that rule. Anyone know?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-15-2008, 10:47 AM
 
Location: Washington state
7,211 posts, read 9,450,355 times
Reputation: 1895
Quote:
Originally Posted by jnestorr View Post
If the Clintons steal the nomination, word on the street is Blooberg (NY Mayor) will contribute up to 1 billion dollar to Obama's campaign and become his running mate on the independent ticket. If this happens, it would perhaps be the end of the Democratic Party and the beginning of the establishment of the Independent party.

My guess is that Clinton will be forced out if she doesn't win TX and OH by big margins.


The Hill’s Pundit Blog » It’s About to Get Real Ugly
First off, this was written by Armstrong Williams so it has to be taken with a grain of salt. Secondly, I don't see how Obama running as an independent would cost the Democrats seats in Congress.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-15-2008, 10:59 AM
 
Location: Alexandria, VA
1,774 posts, read 2,814,037 times
Reputation: 213
Quote:
Originally Posted by Upton View Post
First off, this was written by Armstrong Williams so it has to be taken with a grain of salt. Secondly, I don't see how Obama running as an independent would cost the Democrats seats in Congress.
Key word here is 'stealing' the nomination. Why would a democratic congressman run under the democratic party if the voters, lets assume, choose to not associate themselves with the democratic party primarily due to the fact the presidential nomination was stolen by one candidate.

2. It's a very likely scenario considering the fact that Barack is plus 700,000 on the popular vote plus independents in particular make up 30% of the general election vote, not to mention Bloomberg is a very popular individual.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-15-2008, 11:12 AM
 
Location: Atlanta, GA
2,290 posts, read 5,554,274 times
Reputation: 801
Quote:
Originally Posted by jnestorr View Post
If the Clintons steal the nomination, word on the street is Blooberg (NY Mayor) will contribute up to 1 billion dollar to Obama's campaign and become his running mate on the independent ticket. If this happens, it would perhaps be the end of the Democratic Party and the beginning of the establishment of the Independent party.

My guess is that Clinton will be forced out if she doesn't win TX and OH by big margins.


The Hill’s Pundit Blog » It’s About to Get Real Ugly
As someone said, the author of this piece is Armstrong Williams. So consider the source.

That said, if there's some truth to this, it would be good for the country and good for politics. Obama might not win, but then neither would the Clinton corruption machine.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-15-2008, 11:15 AM
 
Location: Boise
2,684 posts, read 6,897,900 times
Reputation: 1020
I don't think Bloomberg is left-wing enough, to run with Obama.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 02-15-2008, 12:30 PM
 
21,026 posts, read 22,193,293 times
Reputation: 5941
Quote:
Originally Posted by backfist View Post
As someone said, the author of this piece is Armstrong Williams. So consider the source.

That said, if there's some truth to this, it would be good for the country and good for politics. Obama might not win, but then neither would the Clinton corruption machine.


Is that the same Armstrong Williams who bushco PAID to push their agenda as real news?

Was that corrupt?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Politics and Other Controversies > Elections

All times are GMT -6. The time now is 11:02 PM.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top